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Tibetan Prayer Flags Guru Rinpoche, Cotton – 26 x 40 cm, 3 m / 4.8 m

Tibetan Prayer Flags Guru Rinpoche, Cotton – 26 x 40 cm, 3 m / 4.8 m

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Traditional mantras5 element coloursIndoor & outdoor

The meaning of the 5 colours

BlueSky & spaceWhiteAir & windRedFireGreenWaterYellowEarth
How to hang your prayer flags
  • Hang them high where the wind can reach them – it carries the prayers and blessings into the world.
  • Keep the order: blue, white, red, green, yellow – from left to right.
  • Ideally hang them on a sunny morning.
  • Never place them on the ground. Faded flags are a good sign: the blessings have been spread.
Kunsang Choedon Stauffer – Himalaya Vibes Bern

Kunsang

"When the wind blows through Kramgasse and the flags in front of the shop begin to flutter, many people stop and ask me: what do the colours actually mean? That is one of my favourite questions in the shop."

Tibetan Prayer Flags with Guru Rinpoche

Each of these prayer flags shows Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), surrounded by traditional Tibetan prayers. The flags are made of cotton, measure 26 x 40 cm each and come as a string of 3 metres or 4.8 metres total length – perfect for balcony, garden or fence.

Each string features the five classic colours blue, white, red, green and yellow – representing the five elements sky, water, fire, air and earth.

Who is Guru Rinpoche?

Guru Rinpoche – "precious master" – brought Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century and is revered by many Tibetans as the "second Buddha". He stands for protection, overcoming obstacles and compassion. Prayer flags bearing his image are hung to send blessings and protection to the home and to all beings.

Meaning & tradition

For me, prayer flags are not just decoration. In Tibet we hang them where the wind can touch them – on roofs, at mountain passes, in front of the house. The wind carries the prayers and good wishes out into the world – not for ourselves, but for all beings it reaches.

Care & use

Prayer flags are made to weather – that is part of the tradition. Over time the colours fade in sun, rain and wind, and that is exactly the point: the prayers symbolically "fly" out into the world.

Hang the flags where they can move freely in the wind – over a fence, between two trees or on a balcony railing. Once a string has completely faded, it may be replaced – a sign that the prayers have made their way.

See the flags for yourself – or come by Kramgasse 63: they hang right in front of our door, and I am happy to tell you more about Guru Rinpoche.

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